Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Higher Education Programs (HEP): Institutional Service - Alaska Native-Serving Institutions Program (Part A), Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.031N | ED GRANTS 071425 001

Opportunity Information: Apply for ED GRANTS 071425 001

The Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE) is offering a discretionary grant competition under the Higher Education Programs (HEP) umbrella called the Alaska Native-Serving Institutions Program (Part A), listed as ALN 84.031N. This program is authorized under Title III, Part A of the Higher Education Act (HEA) and is designed to help eligible colleges and universities improve and expand their ability to serve Alaska Native and Native Hawaiian students. In practical terms, the grant is meant to strengthen institutional capacity, and funds can be used to plan, develop, or implement activities that build up the institution in ways that support student success and improve overall effectiveness.

To be eligible, an institution must first meet the baseline Title III, Part A institutional eligibility requirements. That includes being accredited or preaccredited by a nationally recognized accrediting agency that the U.S. Department of Education recognizes as a reliable authority on educational quality, being legally authorized by the state where it operates to function as a junior/community college or to offer bachelor’s degrees, and demonstrating both (1) the enrollment of “needy students” as defined in 34 CFR 607.3 and (2) low average educational and general expenditures per full-time equivalent (FTE) undergraduate student as defined in 34 CFR 607.4. On top of those general requirements, institutions applying specifically under the Alaska Native or Native Hawaiian-serving category must certify that they meet the required undergraduate enrollment threshold: at least 20 percent Alaska Native students for Alaska Native-serving institutions, or at least 10 percent Native Hawaiian students for Native Hawaiian-serving institutions. Applicants must submit a signed assurance form (included in the application package) executed by an authorized institutional official.

A key gatekeeping step is that only institutions the Department has formally determined to be eligible (or those granted a waiver through the Department’s eligibility waiver process) can apply. The Department published the FY 2025 designation and waiver process notice in the Federal Register on March 6, 2025 (90 FR 11408). Applicants are expected to rely on the official Federal Register application notice for the controlling details, and they must also follow the Department’s governmentwide submission and procedural requirements referenced in the “Common Instructions for Applicants to Department of Education Discretionary Grant Programs” (published December 23, 2024, 89 FR 104528), which covers where and how to obtain and submit an application and other standard requirements.

The competition structure also includes rules about how many applications an institution may submit and how awards can overlap. An eligible institution may submit only one application for an Individual Development Grant. However, the same eligible institution may also submit one application for a Cooperative Arrangement Development Grant in addition to the Individual Development Grant application, and it is possible for both to be awarded in the same fiscal year. Institutions that already hold an ANNH Part A Individual Development Grant generally cannot apply for another Individual Development Grant in this competition unless their current grant ends on September 30, 2025. For cooperative arrangement projects, the lead institution must be an eligible institution, but partner organizations do not have to be eligible institutions. Also, institutions that already hold an Individual Development Grant or a Cooperative Arrangement Development Grant may still participate as partners in other cooperative arrangement applications.

There are important restrictions related to overlap with other federal institutional strengthening programs, especially the Developing Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) Program under Title V of the HEA. A current Title V HSI grantee cannot simultaneously receive a grant under any HEA Title III, Part A program, which includes ANNH and several other Title III programs (such as Strengthening Institutions, Tribally Controlled Colleges and Universities, AANAPISI, Predominantly Black Institutions, and Native American-Serving Nontribal Institutions). In addition, a current Title III, Part A or Title V grantee cannot give up an existing grant just to receive an ANNH grant. An institution that is eligible for HSI but not currently funded under Title III, Part A or Title V may apply across the programs for which it is eligible and may also be considered for HSI, but if selected it may ultimately receive only one grant, consistent with 34 CFR 607.2(g)(1).

From the funding opportunity record provided, the opportunity number is ED GRANTS 071425 001, the agency is the U.S. Department of Education, the opportunity category is discretionary, and the instrument type is a grant. The posting indicates an expected 13 awards, with an original closing date of August 13, 2025. The listing also reiterates that the synopsis is not the authoritative source; applicants need to rely on the official Federal Register notice for details like priorities, performance measures, required application components, and program contact information.

• The Department of Education in the education sector is offering a public funding opportunity titled "Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE): Higher Education Programs (HEP): Institutional Service - Alaska Native-Serving Institutions Program (Part A), Assistance Listing Number (ALN) 84.031N" and is now available to receive applicants.
• Interested and eligible applicants and submit their applications by referencing the CFDA number(s): 84.031.
• This funding opportunity was created on 2025-07-14.
• Applicants must submit their applications by 2025-08-13. (Agency may still review applications by suitable applicants for the remaining/unused allocated funding in 2026.)
• The number of recipients for this funding is limited to 13 candidate(s).
• Eligible applicants include: Others.

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